Engineer, Mechanical, Management, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Vacuum

Eugene J. Hu

** ********* ******, ********, ** 11733 USA 631-***-**** **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Highly motivated technical and managerial professional with extensive experience in prototype design, lean manufacturing, process development, product launching, mechatronics assembly, hi-vac treatment, budget control, staff supervision, corrective action execution and continuous improvement methodology implementation. Excellent track record in effective multi-task management and efficient cross-group collaboration, with strength in strategic planning, problem solving, hands-on skills and resource networking. Broad educational background and significant field training have cultivated an appreciation for stringent quality control and satisfactory customer services

EXPERIENCE

Architecture Firms, Manufacturing Plants & Environmental Companies (Long Island, NY) (2015 - present)

Consultant - Design Review, Strategy Provision, Proposal Preparation, Budget Planning, Process streaming, Product Testing & Hazard Mitigation

• Provided strategies to enhance production efficiency, operation performance, process consistency, worker safety, product quality & reliability

• Submitted proposal for factory automation to reach full capacity on multi-line production, based on planned budget, union & non-union labors

• Recommended effective mitigation of acute environmental hazards due to air pollution, chemical & radio-nuclide contamination in soil/water

• Presented lean design for building interior systems (Ethernet, UPS, Diesel, HVAC) & exterior layout (pylon, tower, sump, conduit), suggested exchangeable parts & compatible systems for maintenance saving, drafted sketches for fast system fixup prior to full analysis & final solution

National Synchrotron Light Source & Photon Science - Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY) (2000 - 2015)

Sr. Mechanical Engineer & Vacuum Group Leader - Plant Construction, Machine Design, Product Development, Hi-Vac Processing, Staff Training

• Built & managed an engineering team (CE, ChE, EE, ME) to collaborate with EHS, IT, QA, vendors & contractors on program scheduling, budget planning & risk assessment for DOE 5-yr, 1-B project for accelerator commissioning, plant operation, shop automation, new product launching

• Drafted roadmap for Control, Vacuum, IT & Cyber Security groups to achieve facility global vacuum monitoring & display via webpage & CCTV

• Led batch test of dense concrete, non-destructive test of welded vessel, curing test of thermoset polymers, chromatography test of chemicals

• Oversaw metal stamping, deep drawn (Monel, Kovar), cold forge, Citrinox/Alconox flushing, ultrasonic deionized cleaning for new product fab

• Guided ISO cleanroom buildup for ceramic Ti-coating, via magnetron plasma sputtering by Ar-glow discharging, to bridge image current flow

• Analyzed magnet epoxy degradation using synchrotron-generated hard χ-rays & provided dose limits to NASA for space shuttle γ-ray studies

• Strategized with Boeing & Los Alamos Lab on KCsSb chemical vapor deposition on photocathode target for hi-repetition emission of electrons

• Designed prototype & fab with Gamma Co of Glidcop-based, water-cooled differential pump for air shockwave & photon heat-load alleviation

• Collaborated with Radia Beam on composite mold design for epoxy vacuum impregnation of fiberglass wrapped coils, for magnet fabrication

• Reviewed KPI periodically with project PI, scientists, vendor & clients to ensure the product design & progress aligned with task milestone/goal

• Spearheaded upgrade of physical plant, metal shop, cleaning facility & test lab to meet ISO 9001 overall performance improvement standards

• Presented Root-Cause Faulty-Tree model & CAPA results to the Department of Energy's review & audit team of Probabilistic Risk Assessment

• Regrouped seasoned with newly trained staff on multiple tasks to expedite tech transfer, enhance prof communication & build working team

• Served as primary contact for major system failures & emergencies & acted as plant leader to prioritize manufacturing, testing & cGMP effort

• Employed healthy conflict-resolution skills & positive motivation approaches with level of management, supervisors, techs & union laborers

• Facilitated worker grievances, complaints & even disagreements with proposals in cooperation with directorates, dept, groups & HR personnel

Reactor Division (High Flux Beam Reactor & Medical Research Reactor) - Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY) (1991 - 2000)

Nuclear Engineer & Radiological Safety Supervisor - Reactor Operation, Power Upgrade, Fuel Handling, Radiation Shielding & BNCT Clinical Trial

• Performed reactor full core Monte-Carlo & Discrete-Ordinate modeling for criticality safety, core refueling, heavy-water looping & dose check

• Teamed with metallurgists from Argonne Lab to convert the fueled core from hi-to-low 235U-enrichment, for IAEA non-proliferation safeguard

• Trained NY Indian Point plant operators on neutron multiplication, fuel shuffling, control rod adjustment, fission-poison leveling & flux analysis

• Designed & fab mockup fuel element consisting of Eddy-Current heating plates to simulate loss-of-coolant in hydraulic channels at core center

• Supported MD, HP & biochemists at Medical Reactor on clinical brain tumor patient trial based on pioneering Boron Neutron-Capture Therapy

• Assisted BNCT team on isotope 10B tracking in patients’ blood stream to ease control of epithermal-neutrons exposure for tumor cell targeting

• Transported lab-produced epi-neutron moderator Fluental (Al-AlF3-LiF) from Finland to BSA & installed at reactor shutter for BNCT of patients

• Conducted digital system integration; covering in-house made radioisotope tracker, image translocator, signal displayer, data feedback device

• Checked workers pre/post-trial whole body dose (Geiger counter, TLD badge) based on background dose level (hot film, gold foil in Cd-cover)

• Published authored/co-authored, peer-reviewed papers in Journals of ASME/P-Vessel, ANS/Reactor Dosimetry & AVS/Novel Design for R&D

• Coordinated DOE, DOT, local gov agencies & contractors to comply with code/guidelines for reactor decommissioning & site decontamination

EDUCATION

PhD Material Science, Mechanical Engineering State University of New York (Buffalo)

MS Chemical Process, Nuclear Engineering State University of New York (Buffalo)

BS Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering National Cheng-Kung University (Taiwan)

CERTIFICATES

Professional Engineer New York State (#066718)

Registered Environmental Professional Illinois State (#REP2961) Senior Reactor Operator US Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (#10196)

Six Sigma Black Belt Professional Management & Strategy

Institute (#SSBBP)

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